Where does “criminelle” come from?

criminelle (French) comes from French criminel, from Old French criminal, from Latin crīminālis, from Latin crīmen, from Proto-Italic kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

criminelle (French): feminine singular of criminel

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of criminel

Ancestry of “criminelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcriminelcriminal
2Old Frenchcriminalcriminal; illegal; against the law
3Latincrīmināliscriminal
4Latincrīmena judicial decision, verdict, or judgment
5Proto-Italickreimen—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic kreimen →